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Britain will be scrambling hard to put Galileo at the centre of a new...
Galileo, a niche satellite technology programme, has escalated to the top of the Brexit political agenda as Britain and the EU wrangle over access to it. There is a thrilling tension as the two have...
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Britain’s global negotiating position is weaker after the G7 Summit
The leaders of the G7 meet annually to affirm the strength of their relationships and chart the steps to further deepen their ties. The G7 is a key forum for the UK, as it is the only governance group...
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A soft Brexit is a compromise that would please no one
The outcome of most negotiations is a compromise in which all sides cede some ground. But Iain Begg (LSE) argues that ‘soft’ Brexit cannot offer an enduring compromise between ‘Brexiteers’ and...
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That easy IT solution to get “Settled status” after Brexit. Will it work as...
In this blog, Edgar Whitley (LSE) explains how the process of acquiring “settled status” after Brexit may unfold. His analysis shows continuing uncertainty about whether applying for electronic...
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Book Review: Collapse: Europe After the European Union
Thinking about the EU’s collapse was once confined to Eurosceptic fringes, but now, as Tim Oliver argues in his review of Ian Kearns’ new book, Collapse: Europe After the European Union, the topic is...
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Rule-takers and rule-makers: why TBTs are so crucial to Brexit
At the heart of the wrangling over Brexit is the question of how much regulatory autonomy the UK is prepared to concede in exchange for access to the Single Market. It is these technical barriers to...
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British influence in Brussels had been far greater than recognised
Britain had far greater influence in Brussels since 1973 than has been recognised. For decades the UK was a driving and liberalising force when it came to the Single Market, enlargement, competition...
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Higher inflation, lower wages and decreasing output: Brexit is starting to...
The full economic consequences of the UK’s vote to leave the European Union will not be realised for many years. But as Thomas Sampson makes clear, two years after the referendum, we can already detect...
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The devil is in the detail: multinationals favour the customs union
In a customs union, goods cross borders seamlessly, but in a free trade agreement, border checks are needed to ensure conformity with rules of origin. Paola Conconi (ULB/LSE) explains why a customs...
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Might economists be partly to blame for Trump and the prospect of a hard Brexit?
The reasons for the Trump phenomenon and Brexit vote are many and various. But have we overlooked ways in which standard economics, by failing to take seriously the radical uncertainty endemic in...
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Two years after the vote, there is little certainty where the UK-EU...
Two years after the vote, there is little certainty regarding the UK’s political and economic future. Brexiters themselves are split between wanting a Singapore-on-Thames or a Belarus-on-Trent. Simon...
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The Brexit dividend: expect a lost decade of economic underperformance and...
Contrary to some predictions, Britain’s economy has not crashed in the two years since the EU referendum. But growth has slowed markedly, productivity is down and investment is on hold. Dimitri...
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LSE Continental Breakfast 10: Brexit and multilateralism
Multilateral institutions – from the EU to NATO to the G-summits – are under strain. How does Brexit fit into this trend? Horatio Mortimer (LSE) reports on an expert discussion held at the LSE under...
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The UK’s industrial supply chains are dependent on European manufacturers
What impact will Brexit have on UK manufacturing? As Bob Hancké points out, the domestic economic effects of Brexit are dynamic, not static. While some industries will be devastated by Brexit,...
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‘New poll suggests…’: How to tell when public opinion has really changed
On a daily basis we are being presented with new opinion polls on various social and political issues, but do these really represent public attitudes? Using a statistical method called bootstrapping to...
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A paler shade of grey? It is hard to see how any in-between version of Brexit...
A simple metaphor captures the dilemmas around Brexit: some want white, others want black. To state the blindingly obvious, the two are mutually exclusive. In this post, Iain Begg (LSE) considers the...
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Hard cheese? Dairy products will be more expensive after Brexit
Britain imports a lot of dairy produce, nearly all of it from the EU. At home, the industry employs a large number of workers from the rest of the EU. Jan Bakker and Nikhil Datta (LSE) predict that...
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A global trade war is one more reason for the UK to prioritise its future...
The world is amid a global trade war which currently shows no signs of dissipating. How could this global trade dispute affect Britain and the Brexit process? Josh De Lyon (LSE) argues that it is...
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Can Brexit defy gravity? It is still much cheaper to trade with neighbouring...
Is the UK locked into economic relationships dominated by geography? Can it reorient its trade and FDI patterns from the slower growing European economy to faster-growing markets in Asia, Latin America...
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Continental Breakfast 11: fragile politics and trading relationships
Business Europe hosted a panel of LSE experts for a joint seminar with business representatives in Brussels on 25 June 2018 to discuss the current state of Brexit negotiations. Professors Kevin...
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